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Register: German Clinical Trials Register
Last refreshed on: 8 April 2024
Main ID:  DRKS00007651
Date of registration: 09/01/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Poliklinik für Präventive Zahnmedizin, Parodontologie und Kariologie
Public title: The influence of the utilization time of different power toothbrushes on oral hygiene assessed over a 6-month observation period: a randomized clinical trial (RCT)
Scientific title: The influence of the utilization time of different power toothbrushes on oral hygiene assessed over a 6-month observation period: a randomized clinical trial (RCT) - power toothbrush study
Date of first enrolment: 01/07/2007
Target sample size: 90
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  http://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00007651
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized controlled study; Masking: Blinded (masking used); Control: active; Assignment: parallel; Study design purpose: prevention  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Contacts
Name: Dirk    Ziebolz
Address:  Robert-Koch-Str. 40 37099 Göttingen Germany
Telephone: 0551-3922877
Email: dirk.ziebolz@med.uni-goettingen.de
Affiliation:  Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Poliklinik für Präventive Zahnmedizin, Parodontologie und Kariologie
Name: Dirk    Ziebolz
Address:  Robert-Koch-Str. 40 37099 Göttingen Germany
Telephone: 0551-3922877
Email: dirk.ziebolz@med.uni-goettingen.de
Affiliation:  Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Poliklinik für Präventive Zahnmedizin, Parodontologie und Kariologie
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: caries-free and sufficiently conservatively and prosthetically treated dentition, minimum of 20 of their own teeth, and prevention-oriented behavior.

Exclusion criteria: diabetes mellitus, infectious diseases (hepatitis A/B/C, HIV),
renal failure,
seizure or neurological disorders,
addiction (alcohol, drugs),
pregnancy,
required antibiotic prophylaxis due to endocarditis risk or immunosuppression (e.g., due to organ transplantation or rheumatoid arthritis), or fixed orthodontic appliances.


Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 60 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
healthy volunteers were included oral hygiene
Intervention(s)
Group 1: continuous toothbrush utilization over 6 months (non-renewal group): The participants were allocated into three subgroups according to TB used (oscillating-rotating: ProfessionalCare™ 7000, Procter&Gamble Service GmbH, Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany, sonic active: SoniCare™, Philips GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, and vibrating manual: Dr. Best Vibration®, GlaxoSmithKline, Bühl, Germany); over the 6 month observation period, only the test toothbrush, according the group, with one toothpaste was used for the whole study period with twice-daily brushing.
Group 2: renewal of toothbrush every 4 weeks over 6 months (renewal group): The participants were allocated into three subgroups according to TB used (oscillating-rotating: ProfessionalCare™ 7000, Procter&Gamble Service GmbH, Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany, sonic active: SoniCare™, Philips GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, and vibrating manual: Dr. Best Vibration®, GlaxoSmithKline, Bühl, Germany); over the 6 month observation period, only the test toothbrush, according the group, with one toothpaste was used for the whole study period with twice-daily brushing and renewal of TB every 4 weeks.
Primary Outcome(s)
end point: plaque accumulation (QHI), gingival inflammation (PBI), gingival trauma (GI)

time of measurement: Baseline and 2, 8, 12, 16, and 24 Wochen after Baseline, as well as finally at week 26
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Poliklinik für Präventive Zahnmedizin, Parodontologie und Kariologie
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 03/05/2007
Contact:
ethik@med.uni-goettingen.de
Ethikkommission der Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
+49-551-3961261
ethik@med.uni-goettingen.de
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed: 31/12/2008
URL: http://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00007651#studyResults
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